...so I wasn't sure which one to use. I guess /opt/timezone uses the bootcode? Which one should I add to my backup (assuming I ever get this to work)?

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DSL uses zoneinfo files.You can find a complete list here/

DSL also has zump and zic needed to process/setup zoneinfo files.

Download tzdata2007k.tar.gz to a working directory, unpack, and then use zic to convert to a format Linux/DSL uses.

You can "grep -i" to search for your location in the various regions (after you have unpacked them).Once you use zic they will no longer be readable.

- I thought GMT+4 was a zoneinfo file, it is included in the latest tzdata2007k.tar.gz file from your link (thanks BTW). Also from tzdata2007k.tar.gz:

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# We use POSIX-style signs in the Zone names and the output abbreviations,# even though this is the opposite of what many people expect.# POSIX has positive signs west of Greenwich, but many people expect# positive signs east of Greenwich. For example, TZ='Etc/GMT+4' uses# the abbreviation "GMT+4" and corresponds to 4 hours behind UTC# (i.e. west of Greenwich) even though many people would expect it to# mean 4 hours ahead of UTC (i.e. east of Greenwich).

- which explains some of my confusion...

I tried zic and zdump, but didn't get the hang of the syntax yet:

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$ sudo zic -l asia/placename

...doesn't seem to write the localtime file for "placename" and using only asia gives the whole nine yards in localtime and still in a readable format??